ATP/ADP binding to a novel nucleotide binding domain of the reticulocyte-binding protein Py235 of Plasmodium yoelii

• Main Authors: Ramalingam, Jeya Kumar, Hunke, Cornelia, Gao, Xiaohong, Grüber, Gerhard, Preiser, Peter Rainer
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Virology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93874; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7071
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The mechanism by which a malaria merozoite recognizes a suitable host cell is mediated by a cascade of receptor-ligand interactions. In addition to the availability of the appropriate receptors, intracellular ATP plays an important role in determining whether erythrocytes are suitable for merozoite...